The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1887-06-16
RAILROAD BUILDING.
A Correspondent Takes a Rosy View of
the Outlook.
TSDecial Cor STATE(


JUNE9 1SS1.-So much is being said
and written about TIE progress and devel-
opment of other States that feel impeled
to write something in regard to what is in
store for the State of North Carolina in
the way of railroad construction. This
information have gathered on the fly and
those interested may rely on the most of
it being substantially correct. Through
the influence and indOmitable energy of
Gen. r. F. Hoke, the line from Monroe, n.
c., to Atlanta, Ga, may be considered as
certain.
The recent decision of the Supreme
Court having set aside objections made to
the election Of June 10th, 1886, at Oxford,
n. c., we may expect to see work com
mence at an early day on the Oxford and
Clarksville Railroad. This road is to run
from Clarksyille, Va, through Oxford, n
G., to Durham, n. G. By the construc-
ton of the link between Clarksville and
Durham, the Danvlle system will secure
an additional line to Durham and will
connect its system with Henderson, n. c.,
over the Oxford and Henderson Railroad
The Importance of this line is fully APP
preciated by Henderson which through it
will obtain, without the expenditure of a
cent, competition of freight rates to Rich
mond and all points North and West. Ok
ford's expenditure in behalf of the Oxford
and Henderson Railroad and the aid voted
the Oxford and Clarksville Railroad should
stamp it the pluckiest town in North Car
olina. The wisdom of OXford's last vote
is doubted by some who believe the con-
struction OF the road to Durham will cut
off much of her valuable trade
1t may be set down as certainty that
the building of the Oxford and Clarksville
Railroad will force a line from some point
on the Raleigh and CASTOR Railroad,
through Southern Granville, to Durham.
The most practical point for this road to
leave the r. Il q. is Franklinton, where the
Lousburg road comes in. The cOnstruc
ton of these two lines into Durham is not
all that thrifty town (nOw almost clty is
destined to receive, for LIE Lynchburg
Southern Railroad is an to be built.
This will run from Ly nchburg via Halifax
Court House, South Boston and RoNbOrO
to Durham.
At the last session of the Legislature
the Raleigh and Castor secured a charter
which authorizes it to construct line
from some point on its line to the North
Carolina and Virginia State line III Caswell
county. The object of this charter is evi-
IDENTIFY to connect the Raleigh and CASTOR
with Danville, Va, and wisdom would
dictate line from Middleburg or Hender-
son via RoXbOrO to Danville. When these
lines are constructed, and constructed they
will be, what wonderful change will be
made in the counties of Vance, Granville,
Person, Durham, Caswell Franklin and
Wake. Take your map and see what
changes will be wrought in these counties
when these transportation blessings are
theirs.
1t is also mooted that the Atlantic and
Danville instead of building via BOydton,
Chase City and Halifax Court House into
Danville, will cross the Roanoke east of
Clarksyille and pass through Northern
Vance, Granville, Person and Caswell and
thence into Danville. The money voted
for either route.
The extension of the Albemarle & Raj
eigh Railroad from Rocky Mount to Raleigh
is only question of year or so, for it
would be the acme of railroad idiocy to
stop such an important line at any place
between Rocky Mount and Raleigh.
The ouly thing that keeps off an imme
diate railroad boom in several sections of
North Carolina is the agreements existing
under the "ASsociated Railways of Nir-
ginia and the Carolinas.' Sooner or later
however, the roads interested in this Asso-
citation will have "a bust up" and then
the people of North Carolina will gleefully
witness a succession of railroad moves and
counter moves that cannot fail to rebound
to the interest of the entire State.
When | have a chance to get outside of
the State again | will endeavor to pick up
some more points for your paper, i. e., if
these prove worthy of publication.
l saw copy of your paper sometime
back wherein you advocated the sale of
the PeniteOtiarV Don't Won think If WOuId
be best to keep it and make it such hot
place for criminals it would not be "a
place to long for" after fellow had been
there once? agree with you about the
whipping post, hanging, &C., &c, but l
must confess | believe it would be best to
keep the Penitentiary for criminals of GER
tain character. 1t has been thoroughly
demonstrated that severe treatment is a
wonderful deterrent against crime, and we
should practice it in our Penitentiary.
But must stop or you won't have any
room for rejoicing over Raleighs Prohibi-
ton victory.
SASSAFRAS.